About Advocating Against Romance Scammers

  Individuals become victim to Investment/Romance Scams through online messages and or purposeful “wrong number” text messages, leading to romantic involvement and cryptocurrency investment promises. Scammers build trust, convince victims to invest, then disappear with the funds, causing financial loss and emotional distress. 

 Those who target scam victims and deceive them into giving up their life savings are also victims in their own way. It all starts with an innocent person responding to a job ad. Many individuals are seeking a better future for themselves and their loved ones, so the enticing promises made during the job interview seem too good to pass up. Regrettably, unbeknownst to the new employee, they are stepping into a world of crime, deceit, and exploitation. Their new role involves engaging in various online criminal activities, one of which includes Pig Butchering, often at a compound located in high-rise casinos. 

 To make investment/romance scams more enticing to victims, scammers create accounts with stolen photos to lure their targets. Unfortunately, individuals whose pictures are misused may encounter instances of stalking by those who became victim to emotional and financial exploitation by the scammers. Moreover, identity theft victims may face challenges to their reputation as the scams are associated with one or a multitude of their images. Social media platforms that permit the ongoing use of these stolen photos provide little to no support in such scenarios.